The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 18, 2160
Waning Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 PM
8:20 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2939
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.3° / 307.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 53m / -1.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.02° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.16° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.19° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.